How do you say lazy in Italian?
Pigro
Use pigro to say lazy in Italian.
| Origin | From the Latin word piger, meaning “slow” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpigro/ |
Pigro
Lazy
Lazy in Italian: Different forms
Like all other adjectives in Italian, pigro needs to match the gender (masculine or feminine) and the number (singular or plural) of the noun.
| Singular | Plural | |
| Masculine | Pigro | Pigri |
| Feminine | Pigra | Pigre |
Lazy in Italian: Examples
Le mie sorelline sono un po’ pigre.
My little sisters are a bit lazy.
Tom non è assolutamente stupido. È solo pigro.
Tom is definitely not stupid. He’s just lazy.
Questi studenti sono molto pigri.
These students are very lazy.
Leonardo è pigro e viziato.
Leonardo is lazy and spoiled.
Lazy in Italian: Related words
There are a number of synonyms you can use instead of pigro. The most common are…
Scansafatiche
Slacker, loafer
(From scansare + fatiche, literally “one who dodges efforts”)
Fannullone
Slacker, loafer
(Derived from non fare nulla, “to do nothing”)
Pelandrone
Slacker, loafer
For example, you can say…
Matteo è proprio un pelandrone. Dorme fino a mezzogiorno!
Matteo is such a slacker. He sleeps until noon!
I ragazzi di oggi non sono fannulloni. Pretendono solo i loro diritti.
Today’s youth is not lazy. They only claim their rights.
Muoviti, scansafatiche!
Move it, you slacker!
We can also describe a lazy person as essere nato stanco, which literally means “to be born tired”.
Other things that are said to be lazy in Italian are…
- intestino pigro (lazy bowel)
- occhio pigro (lazy eye)
For example, you can say…
Ho l’intestino molto pigro. Mangio due kiwi al giorno.
I have a very lazy bowel. I eat two kiwis a day.
Mio figlio dovrà indossare una benda sull’occhio pigro.
My son will have to wear a patch over his lazy eye.
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